12-04-2016, 09:51 PM
You read it here second folks. I've taken the plunge and gotten the car I've been looking about a year for. A first generation SAAB 9000 turbo from 1989.
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128k miles, manual, 2.0 turbo, no accidents, original owner, he even had all 27 years of paperwork. The outside and inside are not in great shape but theres a scraped 9000 in town that I'm going to lift the interior from. AC and radio do not work. The sunroof opens, but the waterproofing around it has cracked and now doesn't do its job as well as it could. The other rubbers around the windshield front and rear are in the same boat. Mechanically, it passed the r/saab buyers guide, my (still) amateur inspection, as well as my father's well-versed manual experience driving test.
I saw the add last Thursday via Saabnet and called him immediately. He seemed sketchy on the phone but I arranged to see the car Friday afternoon at his home in Arlington. My roommate let me borrow his car and I arrived in last light. It has definitely seen better days. Dirty as hell. The family workhorse for awhile I bet. It's condition resembles my own dad's car. He was an elderly man in a wealthy neighborhood and expressed his disappointment in his kids not wanting the car because of the manual transmission.
The car in the previous owner's driveway
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After my father driving it on the highway and some other petering around, as well as consulting the GroupMe, I figured it was worth buying. I called him that night and we agreed on $1,900. Maybe a little high, but I was not going to let it slip through my fingers for another $200 as he had someone else who would see the car on Saturday around 4 if I didn't buy it. On Saturday we picked it up and we very amicably did the paperwork and I met the new puppy him and his wife adopted that morning. He insists to know if anything goes wrong in the near future. Best buyer/seller meeting I've ever done by miles. Dropped it at the family mechanic for inspection where it sits now. It's still good for safety till April of next year and the tags are good for all of December. I am very much looking forward to winter break and finally getting to drive it as my own. Wash, wax, repair when need be.
128k miles, manual, 2.0 turbo, no accidents, original owner, he even had all 27 years of paperwork. The outside and inside are not in great shape but theres a scraped 9000 in town that I'm going to lift the interior from. AC and radio do not work. The sunroof opens, but the waterproofing around it has cracked and now doesn't do its job as well as it could. The other rubbers around the windshield front and rear are in the same boat. Mechanically, it passed the r/saab buyers guide, my (still) amateur inspection, as well as my father's well-versed manual experience driving test.
I saw the add last Thursday via Saabnet and called him immediately. He seemed sketchy on the phone but I arranged to see the car Friday afternoon at his home in Arlington. My roommate let me borrow his car and I arrived in last light. It has definitely seen better days. Dirty as hell. The family workhorse for awhile I bet. It's condition resembles my own dad's car. He was an elderly man in a wealthy neighborhood and expressed his disappointment in his kids not wanting the car because of the manual transmission.
The car in the previous owner's driveway
After my father driving it on the highway and some other petering around, as well as consulting the GroupMe, I figured it was worth buying. I called him that night and we agreed on $1,900. Maybe a little high, but I was not going to let it slip through my fingers for another $200 as he had someone else who would see the car on Saturday around 4 if I didn't buy it. On Saturday we picked it up and we very amicably did the paperwork and I met the new puppy him and his wife adopted that morning. He insists to know if anything goes wrong in the near future. Best buyer/seller meeting I've ever done by miles. Dropped it at the family mechanic for inspection where it sits now. It's still good for safety till April of next year and the tags are good for all of December. I am very much looking forward to winter break and finally getting to drive it as my own. Wash, wax, repair when need be.
1989 SAAB 9000 2.0 Turbo
1996 Mercury Mystique GS Derby Car
1996 SAAB 900NG 2.0 Turbo
“Snaabery”: often defined by owning an original, pre-GM Saab; rituals and moral responsibilities: flashing your lights at other Saab drivers and helping them out of trouble; oppositional loyalties: despising BMWs; and myth-making: notably “How Saab saved my life” stories about crashes in which the cars lay down their lives for their owners. - Sam Knight
1996 Mercury Mystique GS Derby Car
1996 SAAB 900NG 2.0 Turbo
“Snaabery”: often defined by owning an original, pre-GM Saab; rituals and moral responsibilities: flashing your lights at other Saab drivers and helping them out of trouble; oppositional loyalties: despising BMWs; and myth-making: notably “How Saab saved my life” stories about crashes in which the cars lay down their lives for their owners. - Sam Knight
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